portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard6 x# w$ s- }" t4 n$ v/ I$ A* K! l
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. O/ u$ O  [, D: K2 rThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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) p, R4 ^! w' zLike most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.
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, j; D9 @6 [8 Y  z! U[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
& Y9 @5 |. C8 z' \8 i) b 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british